Steel Man meets his arch enemy on the mat and quickly overpowers him in a feat of strength. Gloating over his vanquished foe, the tables are about to turn on our hero when the villain introduces kryptonite to the encounter and the strength starts to leave our hero. Placing the kryptonite around the neck of Steel Man, the villain now has the advantage over the weakened hero.
What follows is a 20+ minute deconstruction of a hero. Although Steel Man eventually manages to dispose of the kryptonite around his neck, the villain is able to further weaken our hero with an even bigger piece of the hero’s home-world, focusing the energy of the rock on Steel’s crotch.
Speaking of crotches, our villain has saved one of his powers as s surprise for our hero. His own crotch can deliver unbearable pain to anyone he focuses it on. Weakened to the point where he can no longer even mount a defense, Steel Man is stripped to the waist as the villain take special delight in delivering pain upon escalating pain to the helpless hero. He may be the Man of Tomorrow, but first he’ll have to make it through today, which looks increasingly unlikely!!!
